"Commander-in-chief, why are there so many people at the station?"

When Li Jinglin heard the adjutant's words, he also looked out of the train window, and saw that there was an endless stream of people along the railway line, and these people were still waving all kinds of colorful flags and slogans, and cheering at the military column.

As the train got closer to Tianjin Railway Station, the crowd became denser and denser, and a large number of young students poured onto the platform, eagerly watching. And Liang Qichao, who arrived at the customs in advance, also brought a large number of congressmen and military and political dignitaries to rush over from Beijing to greet Li Jinglin and them.

As soon as the train stopped, Li Jinglin hurriedly jumped down, walked in front of Liang Qichao and the others in a few steps, and saluted these congressmen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the officers and men of the advance army, I would like to express my deep gratitude, but the war is urgent, and there is no time to delay, the army must go south immediately, if there is any rudeness, please forgive me."

Liang Qichao also smiled: "The battle is important, the commander-in-chief is not polite, but I think there is one thing, please accept it from the soldiers, and then go south." ”

While talking, two students held trays and walked in front of Li Jinglin, Liang Qichao said with a smile: "I heard that the soldiers of the Fengjun army are preparing to go south to recover Jiaozhou Bay, and the Shandong students in Beijing and Tianjin are very moved. ”

Saying that, Liang Qichao picked up one, a black flag, embroidered with four big characters of the country's sharp blade with red thread, these four characters are like dragons and snakes, and they are magnificent. Then the other side was unfolded, embroidered with a hundred battles, and the font was equally powerful.

"Commander Li, this font is handwritten by Mr. Yu Qingpan, a famous scholar in Shandong, and then embroidered by dozens of female students, choosing red characters on a black background. It's iron-blooded. I wish my iron-blooded division a successful battle and recover Jiaozhou! ”

"Thank you Mr. Liang, thank you to all the students in Shandong, although Li is not from Shandong, but I know that among the soldiers of the Fengjun army, there are a considerable number of people from Shandong to Guanwai, it can be said that Shandong is the root of many soldiers, we are connected by blood, as long as there is still a breath. will never sit idly by and watch the Japanese robbers steal the great rivers and mountains! ”

"Well said!"

Immediately, the councillors present applauded, and the students gathered inside and outside the platform couldn't stop cheering and cheering, and tens of thousands of people cheered together, and the sound shook the heavens and the earth. The momentum was so great that even the foreign personnel who had secretly come to observe it were shocked. This ancient country. Sure enough, there is a terrible liliang that must not be underestimated.

At this time, a lot of people had already flocked to the front of the military column, and through the car windows, they kept stuffing tea leaves, eggs, apples and other things into the soldiers.

The soldiers didn't want it at first, but they couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the people. In a short time, the hands of the soldiers were full. At this time, there were several more shop owners, and they brought their men and squeezed through the crowd. They were carrying large copper basins with buns and twist flowers and other things. All of them were freshly made, fragrant, and handed out to the soldiers in the car one by one.

Li Jinglin couldn't help but secretly pull Liang Qichao's shirt on the side, and whispered: "Mr. Liang, the meaning is all at once, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the trip will be delayed." ”

Liang Qichao also smiled bitterly: "You think this is my arrangement, hey!" It can only be said that our people have been angry for too long, and they need someone to help them fight for dignity and survival. This is an encouragement, but also a heavy burden, Commander-in-Chief Li, but don't let down these people! ”

Liang Qichao said this, and he was also very emotional: "In the Xinhai year, at the beginning, there were many people who ate pot pulp and vigorously supported the revolutionary army, but the people soon realized that the north and south were just a raccoon dog, and the Shili of the Kuomintang was also rapidly reduced. After all these years, Liang saw such a situation again, and he was also very emotional, since ancient times, those who have won the hearts of the people have won the world, it depends on whether we can grasp it! ”

"Mr. Liang, don't worry, Li has nothing else, even if he spills his blood on the land of Shandong, he will never retreat!"

At this time, the train had been filled with coal water, and the enthusiastic crowd had weakened a little, Li Jinglin returned to the train again, and the two embroidered flags had been planted on the train, and the flags fluttered in the wind, just like the oath of the army, which was displayed in front of the people of the world.

Heading south from Tianjin, Li Jinglin led the advance army to Dezhou and entered the Shandong boundary, and in fact there was a unit that was faster than them, that is, the Air Force, and He Shilong, who had been promoted to captain of the First Air Corps, had already arrived in Dezhou a day earlier.

As soon as he arrived in Shandong, He Shilong selected several airports as quickly as possible. In several battles, the air force has become more and more unobtainable Liliang for the Feng army. In particular, if you want to fight in Qingdao, you have to face the naval superiority of the Japanese, and it will definitely not work without enough air force.

After Li Jinglin arrived in Texas, he also immediately went to the construction site and found He Shilong, who was pushing a wheelbarrow full of large pieces of sand and gravel.

The current requirements for the runway of the aircraft are not high, as long as it is flat and open, basically lay a layer of sand and gravel on the ground, and then roll it flat with stones, it is enough, during World War II, the Americans also did this to build a bomber airfield in Sichuan.

Seeing Li Jinglin coming, He Shilong hurriedly wiped the sweat on his head, and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief is coming very quickly, don't worry, one day later, this field airport will be activated, and from here, you can bomb the Japanese army in Jinan, and ensure that they will die without a place to be buried!" ”

"Okay, the Air Force is ready, I have the bottom of my heart." Li Jinglin said with a smile: "What is the situation in Shandong, what are the movements of the Japanese, and what are the emotions of the people?" ”

"According to the available information, it was found that the Japanese concentrated their main forces in Qingdao, and also arranged two infantry brigades and a cavalry brigade in Jinan.

"Hmph, the little devil is really greedy and insufficient, obviously the army is insufficient, and he still wants to take care of both, it's just looking for death! Just give us one bite to swallow. ”

According to reliable information, the Japanese army in Shandong had a total of six infantry brigades, an artillery brigade, a cavalry brigade, as well as railway troops, engineering troops, signal troops, medical teams, etc., with a total number of nearly 10,000 people, and the commander of the Qingdao garrison was under the command of Bi Guangwei.

Don't look at the small number of people, but this unit is very special, directly under the command of the Japanese emperor, and most of the commanders are lieutenant generals, almost on par with the Kwantung Army, take Yubi Guangwei as an example, he is also a newly promoted general. In fact, judging from this arrangement, we can see how much the Japanese attach importance to Shandong.

"Commander He, this time in Shandong, it is different from the three eastern provinces, what is the mood of the people, are they willing to support us?"

He Shilong suddenly smiled and said: "Chief Li commanded the Shandong fathers and elders better than imagined, when we first came here, when we wanted to recruit people, according to the regulations, we had to pay. But when the people of Shandong knew that we were here to drive out the Japanese, they all volunteered to work, and if they were to give money, they all stared. Not only do they not need money, but they all bring their own tools and dry food, and they work exceptionally hard, according to our standards, they have greatly advanced the construction period, and soon the five field airfields will be put into use. ”

As he spoke, there was a burst of aroma from one side of the construction site, and a dozen sturdy women walked towards this side with pancakes and hot soup. The workers who had been tired all morning grabbed the pancakes and munched on them, which was very enjoyable.

Li Jinglin also walked over, although he was not wearing a military uniform, but from the momentum, it could still be seen that he was an official, and these laborers were still a little restrained, and they didn't know what to say.

Li Jinglin smiled instead: "I have long heard that Shandong's pancakes are delicious, and if you ask the big guy for a few, you won't not agree, right?" ”

"Sir, it's our blessing that you can come, I can't ask for it!" An elderly man laughed.

Li Jinglin took the pancakes, rolled a green onion, and sent it to his stomach in two bites, then drank a bowl of soup, and said with a smile: "You want to have a full home-cooked meal, and you want to warm coarse cloth clothes." The army just can't make this taste! ”

Hearing Li Jinglin's praise, these people also showed a smile on their faces, Li Jinglin looked at the elderly laborers next to him, and asked with a smile: "Fellow countryman, I heard that you all work for free, I don't know that we are here to fight the Japanese, what do you think?" ”

"What else can I think, I should have fought a long time ago, if we don't drive these beasts out, how can we have a good life! To tell the truth, the German devils occupied Qingdao back then, and then they recruited people everywhere to build the Jiaoji Railway. As a result, the court didn't help us, our big swords and spears couldn't do other people's guns, and most of the big guys died. ”

The old man talked about the past, and there were tears in his eyes: "I am old now, otherwise I would have to join the army and fight to the end with these foreign devils, why should I haode the land and let them occupy it, why do these foreign devils ride on our necks and." ”

The people of Shandong are arrogant and stubborn, and the famous Boxer Rebellion was initiated in Shandong, and the great powers built railways in China. Only Shandong is different, during the construction of the Jiaoji Railway, the people along the way set off an uprising, and the Germans fought with real guns.

This time, the Feng army entered Shandong, expelled the Japanese army, and received unprecedented support from the heroic Shandong army and people, and dispatched people from all over the country to help build roads and transport materials, provide military rations, in short, do everything Liliang, and with the support of these people, the Feng army has no worries, Li Jinglin arrived in Dezhou on the third day, he led the army to Jinan.

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"Dashuai, the Japanese Foreign Minister sent an urgent telegram, asking for negotiations on the Shandong issue." Gu Weijun hurriedly ran to Zhang Tinglan's office and sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan.

"Haha, it's finally here, Brother Baili, I'm afraid I'm going to win the bet again this time!" (To be continued......)